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Omid Kokabi: Prisoner of the day

Post-doctoral student sentenced to 10 years

Daneshjoo News: Branch 36 of Tehran appeals court has upheld the ten-year prison sentence of Iranian post-doctoral student Omid Kokabi.

Judge Salavati of Tehran Revolutionary Court first sentenced Kokabi, a distinguished graduate of Sharif University and a post-doctoral student of nuclear physics at Texas University, to 10 years in prison on 13 May. His trial came 15 months after his arrest, and was held at the same time as the trial for suspects of cooperating with Israel's Intelligence organization, Mosad.

Omid Kokabi's lawyers have not yet been allowed to meet with him. This is only one of the numerous violations in the judicial process of Kokabi's case.

In a letter addressed to Sadegh Larijani, Head of Iran's Judiciary, Omid Kokabi stated that he made fake confessions under pressure during his interrogations.

"Later, I realized my interrogations became shorter with less pressure, threats and intimidation when I would write down what the interrogators wanted to hear. Therefore I reached the conclusion that I should start writing down things that were more satisfactory to the interrogators and to write what they dictated to me. At the time, I did not think about or understand what the consequences of this action might be later. At times, they threatened me with execution, saying that they could obtain an execution verdict from the Judiciary with no problem. They told me if I would write down what they dictated, that my interrogation sessions would end within 2-3 days and I would be set free to go and see my family. I also have to mention the methods they used in writing down my interrogation papers. They would either ask a question with an expected answer or would dictate to me what to write. However, they would ask me to leave couple of lines blank above my answers. I don’t know what they later wrote in the blank spaces. I don’t know if they wrote anything that would be incriminating or used to bring up charges," Omid Kokabi wrote in his letter to Sadegh Larijani.

In recent years, Omid Kokabi had been approached a number of times by Iran’s nuclear program and by universities affiliated with the IRGC to cooperate and work with them, but he had always refused their offer.

20-Aug-2012
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SHAME!

by Roozbeh_Gilani on

Only in Islamist republic of Rape, Murder, Torture, Corruption and theft, a bright post doc student would be given ten years of jail for simply wanting democracy for his country.

Freedom for Omid and all political , ethnic and religous prisoners of Facsit islamist regime.

People's Revolutionary courts and speedy execution of it's verdict for all leaders and supporters of Fascist Islamist regime. 

 


First Amendment

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by First Amendment on

Regime change or whatever fancy.........The nuclear technology is our national right and legal property..........It's there to stay..............The Zionists' regional hegemony  should be challenged by all Iranians all the way to the end.................


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درود بر تمام زندانیان سیاسی

Bavafa


ننگ بر آنانیکه از این زندانیان شجاع برای هدف شخصی خود سؤ استفاده میکنند  

Iranians of all walks of life taking a stand for their freedom and just rights.  They are to be commanded and supported by all freedom loving folks.

 

  Iranians need to stand united in their support for these brave souls, support their goals and aspiration for a  free independent and prospers Iran. 

 Foreign nations which thru their apartheid policy practice the same insanity and unjust detentions cannot be a good example for the future of Iran and need not to apply. 

 

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

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Fred

Regime change for Omid's sake

by Fred on

Regime change is the only way to end the nightmare of legions of current victims and future victims of the reform-proof Messianic Islamist Rapists, “reformers” and all.

Backbreaking airtight sanctions plus air/naval quarantine in addition to logistical help to the Iranian people Is a must.


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